It all trumps the positive direction that Peters put the Flames in last season when the club finished with the best regular-season record in the National Hockey League’s Western Conference.

And, of course, it speaks to a greater concern in hockey.

It also begs the question of what now with regards to Flames GM Brad Treliving.

What is his future with the NHL club?

Many believe Treliving was down to his last chance as GM of the Flames when he hired Peters in April 2018.

With that, it means he hitched his wagon to Peters in one last-ditch effort to save his own job with the Flames.

If so, it appears now as if Treliving made the wrong choice in making Peters the coach on whom he was hanging his hopes.

Who knows if Treliving was lied to or not by Peters? When people pitch for jobs in this world, omissions, exaggerations and outright lies are often hidden and/or overlooked.

But it was clear prior to his hiring that Treliving wanted Peters, that he was the man for the job in Calgary. Treliving didn’t interview anyone else for the post after firing Glen Gulutzan.

And that could well be the GM’s undoing if Flames ownership feels that the optics of the situation need to be remedied with more than just the removal of Peters — if that, in fact, happens.

Good on Treliving for being available Monday night in the wake of Akim Aliu’s accusations coming out on Twitter.

Not very surprising the things we’re hearing about Babcock. Apple doesn’t fall far from the Tree, same sort of deal with his protege in YYC. Dropped the N bomb several times towards me in the dressing room in my rookie year because he didn’t like my choice of music. First one to

admit I rebelled against him. Wouldn’t you? And instead of remedying the situation, he wrote a letter to John McDonough and Stan Bowman to have me sent down to the ECHL. 20 year old on pace for 20 goals in his first pro year with zero PP/PK time was off to a great start in his

And good on the GM again for being right there front and centre and being transparent Tuesday afternoon in Buffalo, when the team took to the ice — without Peters — for practice ahead of Wednesday night’s game against the host Sabres.

The decision by the Flames to hold off on firing Peters on Tuesday felt more like the need to get it right from a legal standpoint than anything else.

Team lawyers needed to have time to cover off all angles, even if the heat of public reaction was turned up with each tweet.

There was due diligence at play, as well, although with each passing hour — and accusation by others in Peters’ past — the picture seemed to become more and more clear.

Especially after all that transpired Tuesday after Monday night’s tweet by Aliu and his follow-up words with TSN’s Frank Seravalli.

It started with Sean McMorrow, who played for Peters with the American Hockey League’s Rockford IceHogs, and his tweet: “If you think Mike Commodore had harsh words for (Mike) Babcock you are in for a treat to hear what I would have to say about Bill Peters … Worst human being to ever coach me … treated me terrible on a AHL team where I won a League Award for Community Service. #badguy”

If you think Mike Commodore had harsh words for Babcock you are in for a treat to hear what I would have to say about Bill Peters … Worst human being to ever coach me … treated me terrible on a AHL team (IceHogs) where I won a League Award for Community Service. #badguypic.twitter.com/oJ0DqLI9Ey

Then came word that Aliu’s teammates Simon Pepin and Peter MacArthur backed up Aliu’s account when talking with TSN. The two were in the room at the time of the alleged incident with the IceHogs.

Later in the day, Michal Jordan, a defenceman under Peters when the two were with the Carolina Hurricanes tweeted, “Never wish anything bad to the person but you get what you deserve, Bill. After years making it to the NHL had experience with the worst coach ever by far. Kicking me and punching other player to the head during the game, then pretending like nothing happened…couldnt believe my eyes what can happen in the best league.. happy that i dont have to go thrue that stuff on daily basics anymore.”

1) Never wish anything bad to the person but you get what you deserve Bill.After years making it to the NHL had experience with the worst coach ever by far.Kicking me and punching other player to the head during the game…

Jordan also told TSN: “He kicked me pretty hard in the back during a game. Even the trainers and the other guys saw it.

“I was at that point in my career, like I just got there, so I couldn’t say anything. I didn’t want them to think I was crying. Me and my agent, we kept it secret. Now other guys are speaking out, so I felt like I could.”

At the end of the day, it does look bad on the Flames.

And further to that, how badly does this reflect on Hockey Canada?

Peters was the head coach of Canada’s gold-medal winning men’s under-18 hockey team at the 2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament.

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